10 WAITAKI HERALD, OCTOBER 22, 2014 Tucked away 44 Blue Stone Drive, Oamaru’s newest beauty salon, True 2 Beauty, offers a peaceful setting to ensure clients come away not only looking better on the outside, but feeling better on the inside too! It has always been salon owner, Ameldi Cloete’s dream to enter the beauty industry and follow in her beauty therapist mother, Kitty’s footsteps. “So I guess beauty is in my genes!” she said laughing. Originally from South Africa the family, including dad Thunes and brother TJ arrived in New Zealand 10 years ago and have been in Oamaru for fi ve years. Ameldi completed her schooling at Waitaki Girls High School. Next, she studied for her diploma at Aoraki Polytechnic in Oamaru and Timaru, qualifying as a Beauty Therapist, gaining a Diploma in Beauty Therapy in Epilation Level 5, ITEC and worked at a local salon but, already dreaming of owning and running her own business, she decided that the next step was to return to Aoraki Polytechnic in Timaru to study Business Management so she could manage not only the delivery of beauty services in her own salon, but its ongoing operational management too. “During this time as well I have been helping out in the community with the steam punk fashion show make-up, school productions, and was part of doing the make-up in the local fi lm, Lexi,” Ameldi said. Now aged 20 and with ITEC qualifi cations that would enable her to work anywhere in the world, she has starting up on her own in her beautifully appointed salon with its peaceful rural outlook at her family home in Blue Stone Drive which has the advanatages of being close to town and having plenty of free parking space. Here she offers a full range of beauty treatments for both woman and men. These include eye treatments such as eyelash and eyebrow shaping and tinting, wax treatments and electrolysis. Administering this long lasting hair removal process, electrolysis, is something that Ameldi enjoys specialising in and she also offers a free consultation for those thinking of using this technique. Manicures and pedicures can be anything from an express or spa treatment to an application of Calgel colour or French gel overlay, which includes a basic manicure. The Calgel overlay product is imported and Ameldi is the only beauty therapist locally to use this. She says the thin natural gel not only looks great and gives a beautiful, long lasting fi nish but also helps nails to grow faster and be stronger, lasts up to three weeks or more, and is very easy to remove “It’s really great for brittle nails, both on your hands and toes,” she says. Facials include a brief skin consultation and can be a quick refresher or an hour long, deep treatment which includes the use of a steamer and galvanic machine, or the option of vacuum suction or high frequency, a massage and mask. A full range of body treatments including Swedish massage, Aromatherapy and Indian head massage, is also available. Ameldi is excited about seeing her dream of owning her own salon come true and she has clear goals of how she wants her future to look. “I have been really focused on achieving my goal - and this is what I really love doing!” she said. If you want to know more go and visit the True 2 Beauty facebook page or email: true2beauty@yahoo.com Opening Specials • Manicure/Pedicure Book in for a Spa Manicure/Pedicure and get a Colour Calgel Overlay for ½ price • Waxing Book in for a ½ leg wax and get an underarm wax for FREE $70 • Facials Book in for a Mini Facial and get an Eyebrow Tint and Shape for ½ price $50 $40 • Electrolysis Book in for an electrolysis treatment and get a consultation and an extra 10 minutes electrolysis treatment for FREE For an appointment call Ameldi 027 742 2397 6357208AA G.J. Gardner Homes Central Otago congratulate Ameldi on the opening of her new Business “True 2 Beauty.” The business will be operating out of her newly built, G.J. Gardner home and